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2. The world’s largest treehouse has over 80 rooms, 10 floors and has taken the builder over 14 years to build.

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3. From 1949 – 1952, the white house was completely gutted and rebuilt with concrete and steel beams in place of its original wooden joists.

Image by Wikipedia

4. Fans of the hit TV show “Breaking Bad” continue to drive by and throw pizzas onto the roof of building featured as Walter White’s house.

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5. In 2013, 300 teenagers broke into a home while the owner was away and caused $20,000 in damages. Some of the parents threatened to sue the owner for outing them on Twitter.

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6. There’s a company that specializes in building secret rooms and hidden passageways (one requires a chess board played in a certain combination to unlock)

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7. There are hundreds of ancient stones along the coast of Japan’s tsunami affected areas that says, “Do not build your homes below this point!”

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8. There is a machine that transforms concrete rubble into Lego like building blocks. The blocks allow victims of war or natural disasters to construct their own new, earthquake resistant houses.

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9. The Empire State Building makes more money from ticket sales for its observation decks than it does from renting office space

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10. Built in 1859, the Cooper Union Foundation Building included an elevator shaft in anticipation of elevators someday being invented.

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11. There are castles for sale in France that cost less than a two bedroom apartment in Australia.

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12. The location of Tony Stark’s mansion in Iron Man is the same cliff from Planet of the Apes where the Statue of Liberty is sticking out from the sand.

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13. Most traditional Chinese temples were designed with curved roofs to ward off evil spirits, which are thought to only move in straight lines.

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1. New York City’s Central Park has a land area of 843 acres with estimated value of $512,626,276,800.

Fact via Urbanful / Image via Google Earth

2. There’s an island in Alexandria Bay, NY called “Just Enough Room”. It has just enough room for a house and a tree.

Fact via When on earth / Image via Wikipedia

3. The landmark “Hollywood” sign originally read “Hollywoodland” and was constructed in 1923 as a publicity stunt to sell real estate.

Fact via KCET / Image via Wikimedia Commons

4. Donald Trump

Fact via Forbes / Image via Wikimedia Commons

5. Someone became an actual millionaire by selling virtual real estate in the online game ‘Second Life’.

Fact via Business Week / Image via Wikipedia

6. The Federal Government owns about 50% of the land in the Western U.S. and less than 5% in the Eastern half.

Fact via Ecowest / Image via Usplash

7. Half of all the privately owned land in Scotland is owned by 432 people.

Fact via Youtube / Image via Unsplash

8. Before appearing in his first movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger was already a self-made millionaire at 22 years old – thanks to his investments in real estate and bodybuilding equipment company.

Fact via The Richest / Image via Flickr

9. Times Square

Fact via The Guardian / Image via Wikipedia

10. Aspen, Colorado has such high real estate prices that in 2011, the cheapest listing was a $559,000 trailer.

Fact via The Week / Image via Flickr

11. Trinity Church

Fact via Wikipedia / Image via Wikipedia

12. Mall of America

Fact via Wikipedia / Image via Flickr

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1. When they‘re efficient to a fault

It’s not always best to bring all the groceries inside with one trip.

Via ebaumsworld

2. When “safety first” is an afterthought

“Don’t worry. It’s just a short trip down the interstate.”

Via ebaumsworld

3. Or when “safety last” is their motto

Maybe a trampoline would’ve been better.

Via buzznewsworthy.com

4. When they can’t handy-man their way out of a wet paper bag

Dude, it’s a tape measure, not a cobra!

5. When they arrive at the jobsite with an empty truck bed

“I swear, it was there before I left!”

6. If you see gravity outsmarting them.

Whatever you do, don’t let him push a stroller!

7. When their work vehicle looks like this

Can you imagine what your house would look like?

8. If they drink on the job

Unless he was sober, installing that fire pole you wanted

9. If they’re not bonded and insured

Unless builder insurance covers “acts of stupidity”

10. If you see them eyeballing everything instead of using a tape measure…

Careful. The first step out is a doozy.

11. …especially when it concerns drainage

Please tell me this guy didn’t install the toilet, too.

12. When they take security a little too far…

“That’s right! No thieves gonna be pickin’ this lock!”

13. …or when they don’t take privacy far enough…

Ever been so drunk you had double vision? Problem solved!

14. …or when they’re gender confused

Enter at your own risk.

15. Srsly?

Modesty? What modesty?

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1. Self-Stirring Coffee Mug @ Amazon

Avoid the agony of using both hands to stir your coffee.

Via Amazon

2. Wood Mini Speaker @ Incredible Things

Add some ambiance to your open houses with this super-portable mini speaker.

Via

3. Node Electrical Outlet @ BBG

Get rid of that ugly powerstrip in your office.

Via BBGBBG

4. Kwikset iPhone enabled doorlocks @ Amazon

Ditch the keys and use your phone!

Via Amazon

5. Waterproof Keyboard @ Amazon

Your office equipment should be able to handle anything – just like you!

Via Amazon

6. Solar Powered Charger @ Amazon

When you’re stuck at a house with no electricity – let nature do the work.

Via Amazon

7. iPhone Ghost Detector @ This Is Why I’m Broke

For those moments you get the heebie jeebies while working an open house alone.

Via This Is Why I’m Broke

8. Sandbox Desk @ Bored Panda

Just close your eyes for a minute and pretend you’re someplace else.

Via Bored Panda

9. Picture Printing Smart Phone Case @ Prynt Cases

For those clients who haven’t jumped on the “digital picture bandwagon” yet.

Via Prynt Cases

10. Micro Drone w/ Aerial Camera @ Stack Social

Get those aerial pictures you need and sell it faster!

Via Stack Social

11. USB Cufflinks @ Amazon

Carry around your data with style.

Via Amazon

12. Hamster Wheel Standing Desk @ Instructables

Now you can do it literally and figuratively!

Via Instructables

13. Stun Gun iPhone Case @ Amazon

When you’re visiting foreclosures in the inner city — always come prepared.

Via Amazon

14. External A/C Litterbox @ Kickstarter

For the seller who just doesn’t understand the negative effect of cat urine.

Via Kickstarter

Via Kickstarter

15. Coffee Cup Power Inverter @ Amazon

Always have access to an outlet on the road.

Via Amazon

16. Solar Powered Lawn Mower @ Husqvarna

Mow an overgrown lawn… and put it on autopilot.

Via Husqvarna

17. Ostrick Pillow @ Kickstarter

Probably the most effortless way to sleep without leaving your desk.

Via Kickstarter

18. Forearm Lifting Straps @ This Is Why I’m Broke

Staging a home? Increase your strength exponentially with these babies!

Via This Is Why I’m Broke

19. Cyber Cleaning Putty @ Amazon

Clean the grime out of your devices.

Via Amazon

20. Echo Smartpen @ Amazon

Take the stress out of meetings with this pen that records everything you say, hear and write!

Via Amazon

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2. My reaction when someone asks me if I make a lot of money from real estate:

3. When I run into another agent and their buyer during a site visit:

4. When I step into a foreclosed property that my buyer wants to walk through:

5. My reaction when helping a new agent do their first search on the MLS system.

6. When I’m sitting at the closing table, watching my client sign closing documents:

7. When I enter a house I’m showing (that I thought was vacant… but was not).

8. When my buyer tells me they want to submit an offer for $100,000 on a property that’s listed for $225,000:

9. My reaction when I think I might have just locked my keypad in the house I just showed.

10. My reaction when another agent tells me their buyer is backing out of buying my client’s house for no good reason.

11. Me when I hear a FSBO talking about how easy it is to sell real estate.

12. How it feels to work with a cash buyer:

13. My reaction each year when my accountant tells me how much I owe the IRS:

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